Designer Inspired: Welcome Mat by Kristie Barnett

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It's time for our eighth featured designer in our Designer Inspired Series of pink ribbon welcome mats exclusive to Carpet One Floor & Home. We're three-quarters of the way through all these beautiful designs. Remember, there are 12 designs so we'll be featuring one designer and their inspiration each month. This month we're taking a closer look at the welcome mat design from Kristie Barnett, the Decorologist.

Kristie was inspired by a vintage piece of fabric. After studying the fabric and it's intricate details, she sketched her own design using three bright colors to encompass the vintage feel of the original fabric square.

Here's the fabric that inspired Kristie's Design:

And here's how she made it her own:

Kristie Barnett is an award-winning expert in Residential Paint Color, Home Staging, & Decoration. She earned graduate degrees in both Psychology and Education in her previous career, and is now an Expert Psychological Stager™, interior decorator, and creator of interior and exterior color palettes both locally and across the United States.

Kristie has authored two books and has written nearly 1,000 design and color articles for her blog and other publications. She is currently a contributing writer for Everyday Home Magazine and The Tennesseannewspaper.

Kristie trains and certifies home stagers in her Expert Psychological Stager™ course and produces workshop videos to help homeowners learn how to decorate their homes and choose paint colors. She is currently serving as a Regional Vice President for the Real Estate Staging Association (RESA).